We are so very excited that Obama has been elected as the next president. I kept track of the results online and then came home just in time to watch McCain’s consolatory speech… at least until it was cut short to switch to Wheel of Fortune!! We then switched to Al Jezeera tv (an Arab station – How ironic is that?) to watch the crowds in Grant Park and listen to Obama’s acceptance speech. We tried to keep an eye out for friends and family in the crowd. Was anyone there? (I can’t believe Jake or John would pass up a party like that!)
I know that some of you aren’t sure about Obama, but have an open mind. I hope that he will gain your trust over the coming months and years. I’m not sure if he will be able to accomplish all that we hope for him, but I it seems that he is ready and willing to try his best. He strikes me as such an amazing man – honourable, intelligent, and inspiring. I can’t imagine a better presidential candidate. Hopefully, he will be an equally accomplished president.
More than the fact that Obama is an amazing man, however, is the fact that we have just elected our fist black president. It is such a powerful step. Growing up, I always heard talk of equality with an undertone of bigotry. I could never understand it. (You can give credit to my parents for raising me without bias.) I hope that by choosing a black man for our highest office, maybe we as a nation have gotten by all that. I know that there are still some serious wack-jobs out there who probably feel strongly that Obama is a threat due to his skin colour, but they have been proven to be the minority.
I am so proud to be an American right now.
